Open Mic at Since I Left You

 I went to Poetry Sydney last night at Since I Left You on Kent St in the city. I was late and missed the main event, the launch of Kaye Mahoney's  Future Movement book project though I'm preparing an artwork for it (I think). 

 

From the hat I drew the line "Record Temperatures in Death Valley" to riff on, something that entwines the ideas of climate change and fake news, given the temperature Championship of the world all time record (56.7C at Death valley on july 10 1913) is such a weird outlier. It was the US declaring they had the biggest everything, and the highest temperature too! Anyway I'm making an artwork on the theme

I did some drawings of the open mic afterwards

 

 Sid Sledge

cogitating, ruminating

 Jan reading a heartfelt piece about grief and loss

 

 

Geoffrey Datsun's hair

 

Violetta

The Beanie Poet(sorry I've forgottten his name)

Poet and MC Angela Stretch

 

I've also got a painting on the wall at Since I Left You (SILY), an ode to the flying Pieman, a character from 1840s Sydney 

Loose Leaf Literature

 I went to the Chippo Hotel on Abercrombie St on tuesday (15-7-2025) to draw the show at Loose Leaf Literature. It was an entertaining night of music, spoken word and comedy with Victoria Nelson, E. S. Toose and Tavis Harrod. 

 

 

Victoria Nelson Nelson sings her songs - poems set to a couple of chords

 

E. S. Toose reads her work, then improvises when shipwrecked by a heckler

 

Tavis Harrod works his stand up routines

 

Thanks to everyone including MC Dan, Kieran on sound etc and Naomi at front of house

Fabels at Alpha House

 I went to the Alpha gallery last weekend where Fabels played on the last evening of Hiske's exhibition Vingt/Vingt 20/20

 Here are couple of drawings of the Fabels

A bit of scribble of Scattered Order, who played a set before them, but I was a bit late pulling out my drawing pad

Valerios

 Playing Double Bass

 

City from City West Link

 

Melting Sea Ice

Melting Sea Ice in the North West Passage

 

 

 

Majestic XI at the Gasoline Pony

 Yesterday I went along to the Gasoline Pony and saw Majestic XI, Silver Foxes and Ned Alphabet

 

 

 

Majestic XI

Silver Foxes

 

Ned Alphabet

Paul Hayward and the Sidekicks

 I went and saw Paul Hayward and the Sidekicks yesterday at Gasoline Pony

 

 

 

Gabi Eisinger, Paul Hayward and Terry

Simon Peart joining in later on

5olo5

 5olo5 is 5 soloists performing a 12 minute piece then joining in an improv ensemble to complete the show. The brainchild of Trevor Brown, it's on in the Uniting Church on Oxford St Paddington one friday each month. I went along on Friday the 23rd and did some drawings of the performers - Hayley Chan, Gary Daley, Ellen Kirkwood, Freya Shack-Arnott, and Trevor Brown.

Thanks to you all for a really enjoyable show,

This is Gary Daley Playing the accordion enhanced with electronics

 

 

Hayley doing her atmospheric jazzy drum routine

 

Ellen got up and did a circuit of the beautiful old sandstone church, creating reverb off the walls and headspace with her trumpet

 

Trevor on the clarinet, always on the move

 

Freya soloing on the cello

 

Freya again, playing ensemble

 

Gary and Hayel as part of the ensemble

 

Introductions at the strat of the show, Gary, Hayley, Freya, Ellen, and Trevor, my sketchy warm-up. A very enjoyable show, I hope everyone can get along to the next one

Moshpit 8th Birthday. Josh Shipton etc

 I went down to Moshpit's 8th birthday yesterday and drew sketches of some of the bands. None of them are quite complete. Happy Birthday Moshpit!

 

Josh Shipton and the Blue Eyed Ravens

 

Some members of And Laments(at least I think so - if I'm wrong can someone let me know!)

 

 

The Dirty Mack(I think)

 

WhatEva

 

 Victa

(escape from the) LA fires

 I've just come back to this painting I started a few months ago

daylight

 UV

Buddhadatta

 Buddhadatta are a Japanese punk band who just toured Australia, this is based on a drawing I did at their show at Moshpit

 

 

 

WhatEva at Moshpit

 This painting is based on a drawing I did at Moshpit a month or 2 ago, though it's mutated a bit as I looked at some photos from the night.

WhatEva are a great punk band gigging around Sydney

 

 

The current version in daylight

 And UV

 A slightly earlier version under mostly UV light

 The same version in daylight

Express from City

A little painting I started out on the street the other day between Leichhardt and Lilyfield. The fumes from the traffic get stuck between a wall and some trees behind the spot so I feel like taking a respirator along 

 

House on Annesley St

 I finished this piece a bit more to enter it into a competition - the Georges River prize

 

Earlier images are here

Leichhardt Tower

 A small tower and cupola at Leichhardt public school

 

 

 I did some to this painting I started a year ago. There are some earlier images here

Buddhadatta

 Buddhadatta at Moshpit on Sunday. Great show